“Although childhood is considered to be the best time in one’s life, many children have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD due to sexual abuse. I always wanted to do something to prevent these crimes from happening so no child would have to suffer their consequences”, said Dinh Van Loc, a senior from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Pedagogy’s Education Management Faculty and the brain behind “We need protection”. The project with slogan “Try to protect kids until you can still do it” carried out by Dinh Van Loc and his friends won the third prize of the national contest “Students with scientific research” and the first prize of the 2018 Eureka Awards, aiming to encourage and honor local students’ scientific projects, organized by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. “We need protection” consists of three contents. In addition to providing information on various body parts, the … [Read more...] about ‘We need protection” – A project from a blind student
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‘Innovative Youth 2018’ awards honor 28 projects
28 innovative projects and products from 255 candidates nominated by 57 provinces nationwide were selected by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and its local members as well as the evaluation council . Some prominent winners are the ‘Smart Life Buoy’ by a group of 5th-grade pupils from Kiet Son Primary School (located in Tan Son District of the northern province of Phu Tho), which can be automatically controlled and very effective in saving people from drowning accidents; the ‘Flood and Mudslide Warning System’ by a group of 10th-grade students from Ly Tu Trong High School (located in the northern province of Ninh Binh); the ‘Automatic Counting System for Cutting Times’ by Duong Phuoc Vinh from Changshin Ltd. Co. (located in the southern province of Dong Nai), which can save $5.6 million per year for his company; the ‘Electronic Product to Support Training of Sexual Abuse Prevention for Primary School Pupils’ by a … [Read more...] about ‘Innovative Youth 2018’ awards honor 28 projects
7 Vietnamese universities named in top universities list
The Vietnamese universities to make the list are: the Vietnam National University in Hanoi (ranking No,1,211), Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City (No. 1,422), the University of Science and Technology in Hanoi (No.1,549), the Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City (No.1,550), the Hanoi Medical University (No.2,061), Can Tho University (No.2,285), and the Hanoi Pedagogical University (No.2,467). In the list released by the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP), Harvard University of the US took the top spot, followed by Toronto University of Canada, Oxford University of England, and Stanford University of the US. URAP is a non-profit organization which was established in 2009 at the Informatics Institute of Middle East Technical University. The main objective of URAP is to develop a ranking system for universities throughout the world based on academic performances which are determined by the quality and quantity of academic … [Read more...] about 7 Vietnamese universities named in top universities list
HCM City’s leaders visit veteran teachers
At the visit to Prof. Dr. Tran Hong Quan, former Minister of Education and Training and Chairman of the Association of Vietnam University and Colleges; and People’s Teacher Phan Thi Tuoi, former rector of HCMC University of Technology, Party Chief Nhan wished veteran teachers good health and expressed his deep gratitude to teachers for their significant contributions to the education sector and the development of the city and the country. He also shared information about creative urban planning project covering District 2, District 9 and Thu Duc District to attract 12 universities and high-tech parks as well as connect nearly 100 universities, colleges and 100 industrial zones in HCMC, Binh Duong and Long An provinces. In addition, HCMC has more than 1.6 million students and built over 1,000 new classrooms to meet the growing number of 6,000-7,000 students. The municipal government also plans to reduce the secondary school’s tuition costs. On the same day, chairman of … [Read more...] about HCM City’s leaders visit veteran teachers
HCM City proposes ending fees for secondary students
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has proposed to the Ministry of Finance to end tuition fees for secondary schools. Secondary school students in Ho Chi Minh City The proposal was earlier sent by the city's Department of Education and Training and the Department of Finance and municipal government Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong agreed to use the city's budget to pay for students' fees. Ho Sy Anh, who works at the Institute for Education Research under the HCM City University of Pedagogy, said tuition fees should be abolished as they were a barrier to education. HCM City is currently collecting tuition fees from secondary schools in line with Decree 86/2015 issued by the government regarding regulations on the collection and use of tuition fees at public schools, as well as policies on reducing, exempting and supporting tuition fees between the academic year 2016-2017 and 2020-2021. At present, secondary school students in HCM City’s 19 inner-city districts are … [Read more...] about HCM City proposes ending fees for secondary students